U21 World League

Horatiu Beca Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Soczewki Gliwice's Cezary Pacholewski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Bernard Purzycki fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Soczewki Gliwice's protests and gave Bernard Purzycki a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Soczewki Gliwice's Bernard Purzycki got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Panait Piersic kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th match minute, Soczewki Gliwice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulryk Harasimowicz to maneuver through the defense. Ulryk Harasimowicz charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulryk Harasimowicz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes Soczewki Gliwice got a freekick which was hit by Ulryk Harasimowicz. Ulryk Harasimowicz made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marek Walec however managed to control. 29 minutes into the match, Soczewki Gliwice's goalkeeper Kacper Juroszek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert Neaga. Kajetan Olszewski hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes of play Soczewki Gliwice's Ulryk Harasimowicz was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Soczewki Gliwice's Ulryk Harasimowicz got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 38th minute, Kajetan Olszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Soczewki Gliwice getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Bernard Purzycki hit a great ball. Kacper Juroszek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Neaga in the 46th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robert Neaga to strike the kick off in the second half. After 59 played minutes FC Maci -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Pușcariu. When Victor Cojocaru came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the FC Maci -MM- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Victor Cojocaru couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute Robert Neaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kacper Juroszek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Soczewki Gliwice's Marek Walec got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Cezary Pacholewski was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Soczewki Gliwice's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Kacper Juroszek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Neaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radu Petrulean kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ştefan Mugur was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. Kacper Juroszek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Cojocaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 played minutes Soczewki Gliwice got a freekick which was hit by Marek Walec. In the 92nd minute, Victor Cojocaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Soczewki Gliwice's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Neaga came free, but Kacper Juroszek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Robert Neaga came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the FC Maci -MM- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Robert Neaga couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Maci -MM- had won after a very even match.